List of World War II firearms
Assault Rifles
- FG 42
- Maschinenkarabiner 42 (H) and Maschinenkarabiner 42 (W)
- Machinenpistole 43 (MP43)
- Sturmgewehr-44 - German-made; A popular weapon of the Germans, but not the primary weapon.
- StG 45
- Wimmersperg Spz-kr
Handguns
- Astra Model 900: A Spanish copy of the German Mauser C96 semi-automatic pistol.
- Beretta Modello 1934: A compact .380 ACP caliber pistol.
- Beretta Modello 1935: A compact .32 ACP caliber pistol.
- Browning HP: A 9 mm pistol in service with many nations prior to World War II, and which was produced during the occupation for German forces.
- Colt M1911A1: .45ACP caliber pistol of Browning design, standard service pistol of American forces.
- Colt Official Police: A medium frame six shot revolver.
- CZ vz. 27: Czechoslovak semi-automatic pistol, based on the pistole vz. 24.
- CZ vz 38: Entering service with the Czech army when Czechoslovakia collapsed, the design was not overly successful, and served in second-line duties during World War II.
- Enfield No. 2: A .38 caliber revolver derived from the The Webley Mk IV .38/200 Service Revolver.
- FB Vis: Service pistol of the Polish forces entering World War II, remained in production for the Waffen-SS through 1944.
- FN Model 1910: Developed before World War I, many 1910's were in service worldwide during World War II, and the type was produced for Luftwaffe aircrews during German occupation of Belgium from 1940-1944. This pistol is what was used to initiate the First World War (The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria)
- FN Model 1922: Larger version of the FN Model 1910.
- Glisenti Model 1910: A less-successful design which was the standard Italian sidearm in World War I. Many remained in service in World War II.
- Inglis High Power: A Canadian re-engineering of the Browning High Power.
- Luger P 08: Standard German pistol from 1908 to 1942, the Luger remained in widespread German service through the war and was manufactured until 1942.
- M1917 revolver: A .45ACP cal revolver developed for service with United States forces in World War I, but was still in service with the Military Police through World War II.
- M1942 Liberator: A covert operations pistol ordered by the OSS for dropping into occupied territories. It was a single-shot weapon of incredibly simple nature.
- Mauser C96: An integral box magazine semi-automatic pistol.
- Nagant M1895: A was a seven-shot, gas-seal revolver.
- Sauer 38H: A semi-automatic pistol, featuring several revolutionary innovations, favoured by the Luftwaffe and Fallschirmjäger paratroop units.
- Smith & Wesson Victory Model: A .38 caliber revolver produced from 1942 to 1944.
- Star Model 14: A 7.65 Browning caliber semi-automatic pistol.
- Tokarev TT-30: A 7.62 mm semi-automatic pistol which was the first in Soviet service. Few were made and few of those remained in World War II.
- Tokarev TT-33: Standard pistol of the Soviet Union, derived from FN-Browning designs, but sturdier and easier to manufacture. Licensed manufacture extended to many other countries.
- Type 14: Standard Japanese service pistol, of 8 mm calibre.
- Type 26: Japanese revolver.
- Type 94: Commercially available pistol from prior to World War II purchased and produced for military use by Japan during the war.
- Walther AP: Prototype of the new gun to replace the Luger and had a concealed hammer, not adopted.
- Walther HP: Commercial version of the P.38 available for sale by Walther during the war.
- Walther P 38: 9mm pistol designed in 1938 which officially replaced the Luger P 08.
- Walther PP: Small pistol designed for police service and available in 9 mm short (.380ACP), 9mm Ultra, .32, .25, or .22 calibres. Served as military sidearms in World War II.
- Walther PPK: Shortened derivative of Walther PP designed for covert operations and other roles where concealment is required.
- Webley Mk.IV: A .38 S&W (not to be confused with .38 S&W Special) derived from the .455 British service revolver of World War I, led to the Enfield No.2. Served widely with British and Commonwealth forces in World War II.
- Welrod: A 9mm /.32 ACP bolt-action suppressed pistol used by British SOE, American OSS and Allied resistance forces.
Machine Guns
- MG 42
- Breda 30
- Browning M1919 (.30 cal)
- Breda 31
- Breda M37
- Breda 38
- Bren Light Machine-Gun
- Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR)
- Browning M1919
- Browning M2
- CZ vz. 26
- CZ vz 30
- Degtyerev DP-28
- DShK 1938
- Fusil Mitrailleur mle 1924
- Type 11 Light Machine Gun
- Type 92 machine gun
- Type 96 Light Machine Gun
- Type 99 light machine gun
- Maschinengewehr 34
- Maschinengewehr 35 - German 7.92mm machine gun based on Swedish Kg m/40 light machine gun caliber 8.5mm)
- Maschinengewehr 42
- Maschinengewehr 81
- Maschinengewehr 131
- M1941 Johnson machine gun
- Mitrailleuse mle 1931
- SG-43
- Tank Machine-Gun Type 91
- Vickers machine gun
- Vickers K machine gun
- Vickers-Berthier Light Machine-Gun
- Lewis Gun
- Maschinengewehr 15
- Arisaka Type 96
Rifles
- M1941 Johnson rifle
- AG-42 (Ljungman)
- Arisaka Type 38
- Arisaka Type 38 (Cavalry Rifle)
- Arisaka Type 44 (Cavalry Rifle)
- Arisaka Type 97 (Sniper Rifle)
- Arisaka Type 99 + Type 99 (Sniper Rifle)
- Berthier rifle mle 1916
- Carcano M1891
- Carcano M1891 Moschetto da Cavalleria (Cavalry Carbine)
- Carcano M1891TS Moschetto per Truppe Speciali (Special Troop Carbine)
- Carcano M1938 Carbine
- Chiang Kai-Shek rifle used by Nationalist Revolutionary Army of China
- DeLisle carbine
- Enfield M1917
- Fallschirmjägergewehr 42: Select fire rifle, designed for Fallschirmjäger, produced in fairly small numbers.
- Fusil MAS 36
- Gewehr 41(W): Walther design for a self-loading service rifle. Limited service led to development of Gewehr 43.
- Gewehr 43: Standard self-loading rifle of the German army from development through the end of the war.
- Lebel mle 1886
- Gewehr 98: Standard service rifle of the German army in both wars, of sound design with excellent accuracy and range.
- Karabiner 98k: A shorter service rifle based on the Gew 98, issued through World War II.
- Lee–Enfield No.I Mk.III*: Standard rifle of British and Commonwealth forces at beginning of war, supplemented and replaced by No.IV
- Lee–Enfield No.IV Mk.I: Appeared in larger numbers, mid-war, to replace No.I Mk.III rifle
- Lee–Enfield No.V Mk.I 'Jungle Carbine': Appeared in 1944 with intention to replace other Lee–Enfield rifles, for use in the jungles of the far east.
- M1 Carbine
- M1 Garand
- M1941 Johnson rifle
- M30 Luftwaffe drilling
- M1903 Springfield
- Mosin–Nagant M1891/30
- Mosin–Nagant M1938 Carbine
- Mosin–Nagant M1944 Carbine
- Pattern 14 (P14)
- Siamese Mauser
- SDK carbine (Silenced Drilling Karbiner 9 mm)
- Simonov AVS-36
- Steyr-Mannlicher M1895
- Hanyang 88 (widely used in the regional forces of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army, an inferior copy of the German Gewehr 98)
- Tokarev SVT-38
- Tokarev SVT-40
- 35M rifle
- vz. 24
- M.95
- vz. 33
Shotguns
- Ithaca Model 37
- Remington Model 31
- Stevens model 520-30 and 620A
- Winchester Model 1897
- Winchester Model 1912
Sub-machine Guns
- Austen
- MAB 38 (Moschetti Automatici Beretta)
- Lanchester
- Maschinenpistole 18 (MP18)
- Maschinenpistole 28 (MP28)
- MAS 38
- Nambu Type 100
- Owen Gun
- PPD-40
- PPSh-41
- PPS-43
- M50/55 Reising
- Sten
- Steyr S1-100
- Suomi m/1931
- ZK 383
- MP35
- MP40
- Thompson M1A1
- M3 submachine gun
Thompson 1927
See also
List of common World War II infantry weapons
References
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